President Eisenhower
Thursday, February 3, 1955 THE BATTALION Sec. I—Page 7
By WILMOT HERCHER
WASHINGTON— <A>) —President
Eisenhower said Wednesday his de
cision to cut the size of the Army
was not reached “lightly,” and that
he doesn’t see any chance of his
changing his mind at this time.
Discussing defense policy at his
news conference, the President
made these two points in connec
tion with plans to reduce Army
strength by 143,000 men over the
next 17 months:
1. There is not now any inten
tion o f committing American
ground forces to the defense of
Formosa. He indicated the job on
the ground will be left to Chiang
Kai-shek’s Nationalist Chinese
army.
2. The nation’s defense is being
charted pn a long-term basis, tak
ing into account economic as well
as military factors, and a smaller
Army is part of this overall plan.
Appearing before the House
Ar*ned Services Committee Mon
day, Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway,
Army chief of staff, testified that
a reduction of Army manpower
in these critical days would affect
the safety of the nation and “jeop
ardize security to a degree.”
Eisenhower was asked how he
felt about Ridgvvay’s statement and
whether there was any possibility
of the reduction order being re
scinded.
“My decision in the matter was
not reached lightly,” the President
replied. “It was reached after
long study of every opinion I could
get now, in consultation with every
single individual in the government
that I know of that bears any re
sponsibility whatever about it.
“Gen. Ridgway was questioned
in the Congress as to his persoiial
convictions and, naturally, he had
to express them,” Eisenhower went
on.
“His responsibility for national
defense is, you might say, a special
one, or, in a sense parochial. He
does not have the overall respon
sibility that is borne by the com
mander in chief, and by him alone,
when it comes dowm to making the
recommendations to Congress.
“My recommendations, I repeat,
were made from my best judgment
Houston Man Finds
Truck Zones Taboo
By DON FAIRCHILD
AUSTIN—(A 5 )—If you ever get
that frustrating desire to duck your
car in a truck loading zone for
“just a minute” . . . don’t do it.
H. K. Stecher, a stationery busi
ness owner in Houston, carried such
a Parking case all the way to the
Supreme Court.
The court ruled a city does have
the light to tell you where to park
your car.
Stecher was seeking to have a
Houston truck loading zone ordi
nance declared unconstitutional.
Also, he claimed his rights were
being invaded by police officers
who consistently plastered parking
tickets on his car when it was park*
ed in a truck zone.
Stecher claimed he uses the car
in his business, so it is a commer
cial vehicle.
But no luck. The district and
civil appeals courts said they had
no right to rule on a penal case,
and the Supreme Court found no
error in their judgments.
Stecher said since he uses his
four-door passenger car in deliver
ing stationers’ supplies in down
town Houston, it is a commercial
vehicle, and he should be allowed
to park it in restricted zones.
Houston said since Stecher’s ve
hicle had no commercial license
plates, it wasn’t a commercial ve
hicle.
Stecher said the state wouldn’t
issue commercial plates for a pas
senger car, and that he was being
forced into buying a truck.
Houston said it was very sorry
but that it wasn’t traffic regula
tions—just Houston ordinances, one
of which says no vehicle may park
in a truck loading zone unless it
has a commercial license.
Stecher also claimed he was bodi
ly hauled off to jail one time by a
Houston policeman, was refused
bond, and had to obtain a writ of
! habeas corpus to get free.
Plays
Friday Evening In Bryan
The Bryan-College Station Civ-
Violinist Olevsky
ic Music Association looks forward
to an unusual privilege Friday at
8: If) p.m. when virtuoso Julian
Olevsky plays one of his rare in
struments at the Stephen F. Aus
tin, Auditorium in Bryan.
Already the possessor of an Am-
ati and a Stradivarius, Olevsky
flew from New York to Switzer
land in the summer of 1953 to ac
quire the famous “Emperor” vio
lin made by Guarneri del Gesu, and
pi’esented by Napoleon ta a gen-
'.U'al in the French Army. This
is one of the finest Guarneri in
struments in existence, is in per
fect condition, and has a rich bar
itone quality of tone.
Though still in his twenties,
Olevsky has made repeated concert
tours of Europe and America, re
ceiving the highest praise from
critics in Vienna, Rome, Milan,
* London, Paris, Stockholm and else-
whtere abroad, and in the United
States from New York to Los An
geles. He has been noted espec
ially Tor sparkling tone, aristo-
crtftic style, and “a musical re
finement rare in young artists.”
An Amsterdam critic referred to
him as “one of the very great
ones.”
Olevsky was born in Germany,
lived for a time in Luxemburg,
then moved with his family to Ar
gentina at the age of nine. After
making his debut at ten, he toured
South 'America for several years,
appearing with orchestras and in
solo recital. At twenty he came
to the United States, and has
since become an American citizen.
When not on tour he lives in New
York City with his charming young
wife, two small children, their be
loved Schnauzer called “Scherzo,” 1
and a growing collection of boks
and paintings.
Father Time
(Continued from Page 2)
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,of what is the adequate defense
structure for these United States,
particularly in the long-term basis
and, naturally, the decision has
not been altered, and at this time
I don’t see any chance of its being
altered.”
Army strength as of last July
1, the beginning of the fiscal year
1955, stood at 1,700,000. It is
scheduled to go down to 1,100,000
by June 30 and to 1 027, n 00 a year
later. At the same time, the
strength of the Air Force will be
increased.
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